Angol szóbeli témák: Playtime in school

School starts again in September and kids have to stay cooped up indoors for long hours after the freedom of the summer holiday. They long for fresh air and everyone is eager to go out to the schoolyard in the breaks or at playtime. Well-equipped schoolyards usually have a play area or a proper playground where the kids can run around and play. When the school bell signals the end of the lesson the kids stream out of their classrooms to let off some stream before the next lesson starts. They are usually full of energy and play boisterously. Modern playground equipment can provide a lot of fun for them. They can clamber on the climbing frame/jungle gym or the monkey bars, can slide down the slide, swing in the swings or play pretend games in the playhouse.  Or they can join in ball games or chasing games like tag. Boys most typically play football but if there is a backboard kids can shoot a basket. Hide and seek is a popular game with lots of possible hiding places in a schoolyard. Lower primary kids often play skipping or clapping games while reciting skipping or clapping rhymes or play throwing and catching. Skipping ropes, hula hoops, scooters and stilts are also popular as well as hopscotch. Upper primary kids no longer play, they usually just hang out chatting in the breaks or play on their phones. Playtime allows children to socialize and interact with their peers in a relaxed setting. They can form friendships, share stories, and engage in conversations.

Playtime is usually supervised by teachers or other school staff members to ensure the safety and well-being of the students. They may also facilitate games or activities to encourage positive interactions. The teachers on playground duty make sure that everything is in order and that no rough play is going on.  They encourage the children to play nicely together and take turns with the play equipment. They pay attention so that nobody is bullied or excluded. More and more schools nowadays have a so-called buddy bench where a child can sit when he or she feels lonely and would like to find a buddy to play with. At playtime, kids learn to share, take turns, resolve disputes, and communicate effectively with their peers.

For schoolkids it’s good to play outdoors in all weathers, however, in heavy rain they have to stay indoors and try to pass playtime in the classrooms or on the school corridors in a sensible way.

PLAYTIME IN SCHOOL – LET’S PLAY TAG!

JÁTÉK AZ ÓRÁK KÖZTI SZÜNETBEN – FOGÓCSKÁZZUNK!

IMPORTANT PHRASES

Wanna play tag? – Akarsz fogócskázni?         

You’re it! – Te vagy a fogó!

Gotcha! – Elkaplak! Megvagy!

I almost got you!  – Majdnem elkaptalak!

Not if I can help it!  – Nem, ha rajtam múlik!

You can’t stay there forever! – Nem maradhatsz ott örökre!

I’m the jungle gym king. – Én vagyok a mászóka királya!

You’re in for it now!  – Szóval játszol megint!

Can’t catch me! – Nem tudsz elkapni!

You missed me by a mile! – Mérföldekre voltál tőlem! Közelembe sem értél!

I’m just getting started! – Még csak most jön a java!

We’ll see about that!  – Majd meglátjuk!

Here I come!  – Jövök!

Rules are rules!  – A szabály az szabály!

takes off running – eliramodik

IMPORTANT WORDS

tagger – fogó

to chase – üldözni, kergetni

to dodge – cselezni, kitérni

to weave – kanyarodni, kígyózni

jungle gym – mászóka

to giggle – kuncogni

to stick out sb’s tongue – kinyújtani a nyelvét

swing – hinta

to pretend – úgy tenni, mintha

to lunge – előrelendülni

expertly – mesterien

to grin – vigyorogni

to hop – ugrani

to tag – megfogni

to swing – hintázni